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A few, Yes; the majority, No.
I look at it quite simply: if they had the horsepower to mix it in this rather merciless playground, they would already have been here. It’s all about natural selection.
We do need to rise above and learn to be merciful. I merely offer that: no one need agree. Remember that they want the same outcomes that we do; but they need to appreciate that where they’ve been is not where they now are. Our vitriol and intransigence exist for damn good reasons: the sifting and interrogation of ideas and evidence. That cannot be allowed to degrade. Ever.
It’s a process of adjustment for the stateless newcomers, but some will survive and flourish. We should give them the benefit of the doubt. But they do need to STFU for a while and adjust.
For anyone reading this and thinking: what an arrogant, self-important attitude, I’d offer one thing in response. The anons here have given countless hours to research, discussion, formulation, reformulation, and the weighing of open source evidence over the last year, and many of us for years/decades before that. There is a need for rigorous, peer tested work. That’s what has been built and exists here and that’s why we defend the culture and extreme work ethic. We care intensely about the work and findings, even where we vehemently disagree about the conclusions and significance among ourselves.
This is our laboratory and our faculty common room. All are welcome to observe, but to speak is a privilege that comes with having something substantive to contribute.